Choose a small assortment if you want to have different types of sprinkles ready for a mid-morning snack; choose a regular pack of flakes if you prefer to decide how much to add to bread, yoghurt or porridge at home. A small pack is not necessarily divided into individual portions, and its size tells you nothing about its nutritional value. Check the contents, ingredients and nutritional information for the variety you’re buying.
If you want to take sprinkles with you for a snack later in the morning, check whether you can pack the amount you need separately in advance. Jumbo lists De Ruijter Kleintjes as a 140 g pack and Strooi Mini’s as an assortment of 8 pieces. Don’t rely on those descriptions alone if you need individually sealed portions.
If you regularly add flakes to bread, yoghurt or porridge, you can take the amount you need for one snack from a regular pack. For example, Jumbo lists chocolate flakes in a 300 g pack.
If you have an allergy or intolerance, the ingredients list for the variety you choose is important. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergen information for prepacked foods must appear on the label. Check the pack you’re actually going to use.
First decide whether you want to take a portion with you or measure it out at home. Then check what the assortment contains and read the label for the variety you’ve chosen.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Taking portions with you | Check whether the contents are individually packed and how much topping you want to use per snack. | When I’m putting together a snack to eat on the go, I want to be able to prepare the amount of topping I need in advance without taking a whole pack. Portion planning is the top priority for around 46% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current pack; compare nutritional values on the same basis, such as per 100 g. | When I need to check a particular variety, I want to know what’s in it before using it. For around 36% of consumers, checking the label is the top priority. |
| What the assortment contains | Check which types of sprinkles are included if you’re looking for flakes only or want a bit of variety. | If I want a choice, it matters whether an assortment also contains chocolate sprinkles or fruit sprinkles. Around 18% of consumers prioritise the contents of the assortment. |
According to the product description on PLUS, De Ruijter Kleintjes contains milk and dark chocolate flakes, as well as chocolate sprinkles and fruit sprinkles. It’s not the right choice if you only want flakes.
Read the full list of contents and choose a flakes-only variety if you don’t want other types of sprinkles.
The size of a pack doesn’t tell you how much sugar or fat the flakes contain per 100 g or per portion you use.
Choose the base for your snack, then check the nutritional information for the topping you want to add.
The product name alone won’t tell you which allergens are in the variety you’ve bought. The ingredients listed by Jumbo for the milk chocolate flakes in De Ruijter Kleintjes include milk, lactose and soya.
If you have an allergy or intolerance, always check the label on the pack you’re going to use.
For anyone wanting to compare a small assortment of sprinkles with a regular pack of flakes: Jumbo lists De Ruijter Kleintjes Strooibaar in a 140 g pack.
Jumbo lists regular chocolate flakes in a 300 g pack and a Strooi Mini’s assortment of 8 pieces.
PLUS describes Venz Rimboe flakes as a sweet topping for bread that can also be sprinkled over yoghurt, porridge and breakfast cereal.
PLUS lists Choca Vlokken in a regular 200 g box for anyone who isn’t looking for a mixed assortment.
These Joybuy products are 200 g packs of flakes that you can measure out yourself to sprinkle over bread, yoghurt or porridge, for example. Check the pack size if you’re looking for individual portions for your morning snack.
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For anyone who wants to measure out flakes at home to use as a topping for a morning snack.
200 g pack. Check the ingredients and allergen information on the current pack.
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For anyone who wants to measure out milk chocolate flakes to use as a topping on bread or yoghurt, for example.
200 g pack. Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current pack before use.
Albert Heijn and PLUS describe flakes as a topping or sweet spread for bread, yoghurt and porridge, among other things. So, when planning a snack, also decide what you’ll have them with and how much topping to add.
The size of the pack alone tells you nothing about the nutritional value of its contents. Check the nutritional information for your chosen variety per 100 g and consider how much you actually use.
Check the label on the pack you’re using. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says allergens in prepacked foods must be clearly listed on the label; ingredients can vary between varieties.
No, 140 g refers to the pack size, not to a set portion. PLUS also says the assortment contains chocolate flakes and other types of sprinkles. Check the pack to see how the contents are divided if you need individual portions.
